Eurydice (Paperback)

Sarah Ruhl

ISBN 10: 1636700098 / ISBN 13: 9781636700090

Editore: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S., New York, 2022

Paperback. Eurydice is a luminous retelling of the Orpheus myth fromhis beloved wifes point of view. Watching it, we enter a singular,surreal world, as lush and limpid as a dreaman anxiety dream of loveand losswhere both author and audience swim in the magical, sometimesmenacing, and always thrilling flow of the unconscious Ruhlstheatrical voice is reticent and daring, accurate and outlandish. JohnLahr, New YorkerA reimagining of the classic myth ofOrpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her weddingday, Eurydice journeys to the underworld, where she reunites with herbeloved father and struggles to recover lost memories of her husband andthe world she left behind. Sarah Ruhl's luminous retelling of the Orpheus myth through the eyes of the heroine. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781636700090

Riassunto:

“Eurydice is a luminous retelling of the Orpheus myth from his beloved wife’s point of view. Watching it, we enter a singular, surreal world, as lush and limpid as a dream—an anxiety dream of love and loss—where both author and audience swim in the magical, sometimes menacing, and always thrilling flow of the unconscious… Ruhl’s theatrical voice is reticent and daring, accurate and outlandish.” —John Lahr, New Yorker

A reimagining of the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice journeys to the underworld, where she reunites with her beloved father and struggles to recover lost memories of her husband and the world she left behind.

Informazioni sull'autore:

Sarah Ruhl’s fifteen plays include the Pulitzer Prizefinalists The Clean House and In the Next Room (or the vibratorplay), also nominated for a Tony Award. Her awards include a MacArthurFellowship, and her book of essays 100 Essays I Don’t Have Time to Write wasa New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Eurydice, named one ofthe 25 best American plays of the past 25 years in 2018 by the New YorkTimes, was developed into an opera with music by Matthew Aucoin, andperformed at The Metropolitan Opera in 2021. Her most recent book, Smile:The Story of a Face, was published in 2021 by Simon & Schuster. Ruhlteaches at the Yale School of Drama, and lives in Brooklyn with her family.

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Titolo: Eurydice (Paperback)
Casa editrice: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S., New York
Data di pubblicazione: 2022
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new